{"id":2192132,"date":"2024-03-04T14:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T19:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merrick-garland-slams-voter-id-laws-as-discriminatory-and-unnecessary\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T14:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T19:18:38","slug":"merrick-garland-slams-voter-id-laws-as-discriminatory-and-unnecessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merrick-garland-slams-voter-id-laws-as-discriminatory-and-unnecessary\/","title":{"rendered":"Merrick Garland criticizes voter ID laws as biased and needless"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmerrick-garland-slams-voter-id-laws-as-discriminatory-and-unnecessary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2192132&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Attorney General Merrick Garland\u2064 Vows to Fight Discriminatory Voting Restrictions<\/h2>\n<p>Attorney General \u200dMerrick Garland made a powerful statement on Sunday, standing alongside Vice President\u2062 Kamala Harris in Selma, Alabama, at the \u200bcommemoration of the historic civil rights event known as &#8220;Bloody Sunday.&#8221; Garland passionately addressed the crowd, denouncing the voting restrictions imposed by Republican lawmakers as &#8220;discriminatory,\u2064 burdensome, and unnecessary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There are many things that are open to debate in America,&#8221; Garland declared in front of the\u2062 Tabernacle Baptist Church. &#8220;One thing that must not be open for debate is the right of all eligible citizens to vote and to have their vote counted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Garland highlighted the ongoing assault on black voting rights, emphasizing that\u2063 the fight for equal access to the ballot box is far\u200c from over. He expressed concern over Supreme Court decisions that have \u2062weakened the 1965 Voting Rights Act and pointed out how certain voter ID laws and\u200b redistricting maps disproportionately affect minority communities, posing a threat to the very foundation of our democracy.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;That is why the Justice Department is fighting back,&#8221; Garland declared passionately. &#8220;That is why one of the first things I did\u2064 when I came into office was to double the size of the\u200c voting\u200b section of the civil rights\u200c division. That is why we are\u2063 challenging efforts by states and jurisdictions to \u200bimplement\u2062 discriminatory, burdensome, and unnecessary restrictions on access to the ballot, including those related to mail-in voting, the \u200duse of drop boxes, and voter ID requirements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris also took the stage, using her platform to condemn Republican lawmakers for their attempts \u200dto restrict voting rights and reproductive healthcare. She also took the opportunity to \u2063call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, highlighting the interconnectedness of justice and \u200bpeace.<\/p>\n<p>While Washington, D.C., and 14 states currently \u2063do not require documentation for voting,\u2063 it \u200bis worth noting\u200d that voter ID laws enjoy broad bipartisan support. \u200bAccording to a\u2063 recent Monmouth poll, 62% \u200bof Democrats, 87% of independents, and 92% of Republicans believe in\u2064 the necessity of voter \u200dID requirements.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that the battle for fair and equal access to the ballot box is far from over. With leaders like Attorney General Merrick Garland and Vice President Kamala Harris at the forefront, the fight against discriminatory voting restrictions continues.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed to combat GOP-imposed voting restrictions, labeling them as discriminatory, burdensome, and needless. Speaking at Selma&#8217;s 59th anniversary of &#8220;Bloody Sunday,&#8221; Garland was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris. 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